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Radcliffe, Susan K. – 1984
A study was conducted at Howard Community College (HCC) to determine the performance of HCC students at transfer institutions. Four factors related to transfer success were examined: earning an associate degree at HCC; enrolling in a community college transfer program; length of time spent at HCC; and academic preparation and achievement at the…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, College Transfer Students, Community Colleges, Degrees (Academic)
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Davies, Timothy Gray; Dickmann, Ellyn M. – Community College Journal of Research and Practice, 1998
Identifies a fall 1994 cohort group of students transferring from Colorado's 15 community colleges to Colorado State University. Within this cohort, two groups were formed based on their earned grade point average. Focus group discussions regarding the transfer experience were transcribed and qualitatively coded. Implications for practice include…
Descriptors: College Transfer Students, Community Colleges, Educational Assessment, Focus Groups
Laanan, Frankie Santos – 1995
In fall 1995, a study was conducted of students who transferred from California community colleges to the University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA) to determine their academic performance and to explore the nature of their adjustment. Two transfer populations were examined: students enrolled in the Transfer Alliance Program (TAP), a program…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, College Transfer Students, Community Colleges, Comparative Analysis
Laanan, Frankie Santos – 1996
The Transfer Alliance Program (TAP), run by the University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA), allows state community college students to pursue an honors program while completing prerequisites for transfer. A study was conducted to compare the characteristics, experiences, and academic performance of TAP and non-TAP transfers to UCLA, with…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, College Transfer Students, Community Colleges, Comparative Analysis
Dochen, Carol; Johnson, De – 1980
Over a period of three years an experimental program was conducted at Southwest Texas State University to help increase the number of successful completions of admission contract conditions by transfer students with low grade point averages. An increase in the number of students successfully meeting the required grade point average of…
Descriptors: Academic Failure, Behavior Patterns, Credit Courses, Educational Research
Clagett, Craig A.; Huntington, Robin B. – 1990
Information gathered by the Maryland Higher Education Commission's (MHEC's) automated student tracking system is analyzed to assess the transfer rate and academic performance of Prince George's Community College (PGCC) transfers to four-year institutions in Maryland. The first section examines the number of transfers from PGCC, providing a…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, College Transfer Students, Community Colleges, Comparative Analysis
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Kinnick, Mary K.; Ricks, Mary F.; Bach, Susan; Walleri, R. Dan; Stoering, Juliette; Tapang, Belen – Journal of Applied Research in the Community College, 1998
Reports on a partnership formed in 1992 to study the transfer process among and between high schools, community colleges, and universities. Describes results in terms of student flow patterns, efficiency of the transfer process, and academic performance patterns. (14 citations) (VWC)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, College Students, College Transfer Students, Community Colleges
Belcher, Marcia J.; Baldwin, Anne – 1991
Designed to facilitate the dissemination of information, particularly within Miami-Dade Community College (M-DCC), this report consolidates transfer statistics on Florida's community colleges provided by several state sources. These sources include the annual Articulation Report published by the Division of Community Colleges, the annual State…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Associate Degrees, College Outcomes Assessment, College Transfer Students